While the rain is bucketing down in Southern California, and snow is falling throughout the San Francisco Bay area, us here in Australia are gearing up for a Christmas that promises to be full of laughter, cheer, and the beach. Ah yes, Christmas time in Australia. Warm weather, a few beers with close mates and [...]
To all Americans, at home and overseas, I wish you all the very Happiest of Thanksgivings. While many of us Americans living overseas might try and hold on to holidays like Thanksgiving that remind us of home, I often wonder if those that have been living overseas for an extended period of time start to [...]
While I never expect to read a normal news article on any given morning these days, this one struck me as a bit odd. More so because this is the kind of thing you’d think you wouldn’t want advertised:
The Australian Navy will be on a 2 month holiday.
I understand that everyone needs a bit of [...]
I was up at the shops today, only to realise this: The Christmas decorations are up already.
Now I’m in Australia at the moment, and Thanksgiving isn’t celebrated here, but isn’t it too early? While I love Christmas (in fact it’s my favourite holiday of the year), I think that every year the holiday seems [...]
